title: Simple maneuver for closing traumatic eardrum perforation by micropore strip tape patching.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to introduce a simple and reliable method to close traumatic tympanic membrane ruptures. Traumatic eardrum perforations without ossicular discontinuity were treated by patching with a piece of micropore tape (3M Micropore Strip Tape). A retrospective study of 108 cases treated by this method over a 7-year period revealed that 107 (99.1%) of the perforations were healed completely by the procedure. The authors stress that this is a simple and reliable method for treating fresh traumatic eardrum perforation. This method does not require anesthesia or any averting manipulation of the perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Kochi Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kazama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yazawa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D001458:Bandages; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries*